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Coronavirus: Free electricity will not be for all Nigerians – Femi Gbajabiamila

Free electricity amid Coronavirus pandemic is not for all Nigerians - Femi Gbajabiamila

The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi
Gbajabiamila has revealed that the free electricity proposal amid the
Coronavirus pandemic is not for all Nigerians.

The Speaker disclosed this after a meeting yesterday April 16,
with top federal government officials, principal officers of the House
of Representatives and stakeholders in the power sector.

It was agreed that a joint committee will be setup to work out
modalities for the proposed two-month free power supply to Nigerians
aimed at cushioning the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Femi Gbajabiamila said the committee would identify Nigerians that
would benefit from the free power supply using the number of households
connected to the national grid “which will give a way forward for
regular power supply to Nigerians after the COVID-19 crisis.”

Tweets shared on his official Twitter handle reads;

As part of ongoing efforts to provide free electricity to Nigerians
during this COVID-19 lockdown, today the @HouseNGR leadership under my
watch met with the power sector stakeholders,the Minister of Power, GMD
of NNPC @MKKyari, NERC Chairman, MD of NBET, Heads of all DISCOs…..to
work out the most practical way to effect this palliative.

With all the useful submissions I have set up a technical committee
that will design a workable model that will hopefully target intended
consumers throughout Nigeria.Everyone is committed to achieving this
objective

Free electricity amid Coronavirus pandemic is not for all Nigerians - Femi Gbajabiamila

On his own part, the NNPC GMD Mele Kyari stated that the issue of gas
supply to the GenCos is critical to power supply in the country. He
added that the proposal is workable if the issue of who is to carry the
burden of cost and margins in the supply value chain is settled
and agreed on.

Mele further disclosed that “note had to be taken of the actual
beneficiaries of the two-month free power supply palliative because not
every Nigerian falls into the category of the poorest.” He pointed out
that the industrial sector should be of concern at the end of the crisis
period.

The NNPC GMD said though 100 per cent uninterrupted power supply is
impossible because not enough is generated due to the COVID-19 crisis,
he assured that gas supply would not be an issue as 100 per cent supply
is guaranteed once the debt issue is addressed.

The DisCos assured that they can deliver the mandate as soon as all the details were worked out and agreed on.

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